Eph 3.20
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above
all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
“Men judge the worker by the work;
God judges the work by the worker.”
– Martin Luther, ThD
HOME. [C.] Do not brag to neighbors about your BRAND NEW this (or that). They may tell someone else who may have evil designs. Don’t place your name on driveway of mail box; a number for mail service is sufficient. Don’t “hide” a door key under the floor mat. If you’re a man carry an extra house key (& car key) in wallet or change purse. If a woman, hide extra in bottom of purse or in car. Place locks on outbuildings if it makes you feel better. Make sure basement entrance is always secure. – 3/28/23
“To do so no more
is the truest repentance.”
– Martin Luther, ThD
refused
You could have met God when
You were a lass or a lad
At home with pious, quiet mom
A louder, saintly, old dad.
But you refused.
You could have met God at
That christian day/boarding school
But the “in crowd” upper classmen
Or peers might have called you a fool
And you refused.
You could have met God through
Your mate’s dad or mother
They loved the Lord & prayed
Like saints – like few other
Sadly you refused.
You could have met God
Through the neighbor to the right
They invited you to the meeting
You knew they prayed every night.
No, you refused.
You could…but age creeks in your bones
Friend, your day is now past
Now sight lessens, hearing fades
Death comes sure & fast
You go to meet God whom you refused.
– eab, 3/31/20
NOT RITE. (con’t.) What is the appeal of ceremony/rite/ritual? They (post OT) tend to be man-made. Man decides the What, the Where, the When, & (perhaps to a lesser extent) the Who & Why of rituals. It may sound wonderful to you that 100s of churches across the land are doing EXACTLY as you are on a Lord’s Day. It (IMO) also sounds OK with satan. It’s Lock-Step. satan is not creative – he’s a sad loser. Flee formality. Come (or come back) to the Holy Ghosts o.r.i.g.i.n.a.l.i.t.y. ! – 3/30/23
“…The devil’s cunning…if he cannot hurt by persecuting & destroying
he doth it under color of correcting & building up.”
– Martin Luther, ThD
You & I will stay close to God or we’ll be fooled by the devil – lured away. Unless we’re vigilant, we’ll replace “the holy” with “the legitimate” (“there’s nothing wrong with x”). It doesn’t end there. Soon satan will be suggesting you replace “the legitimate” with what is clearly “questionable.” But since you made the first step down from holy it’ll be easier to make the next step down, down & away. The devil may make it seem logical, even rational. STOP! Stay with what you *know is HOLY. – 3/31/23
Tit 2.5
“[wives] To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,
obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
Children play. You don’t have to teach them – they naturally imitate. If a lass sees her mom making things “from scratch,” she (outdoors) will combine dirt with sand with grass (or some such L) & will “serve it” to her doll baby. If a lad observes his dad using hammer & nails to make something he’s likely to use his toy hammer (you did buy him one didn’t you?) to make “x.” Sadly if mom/dad aren’t making objects, the child may imitate what he/she has just seen on TV – “music” or violence. HARK. – 4/1/23
“No man hath so grievously fallen at any time, but he may rise again.
And on the other side, no man taketh so fast footng but he man fall.”
– Martin Luther, ThD
Separate-Holy 